Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lint

/lɪnt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables
lint
IPA
/lɪnt/
4
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.

Uncountable

noun

A fine material made by scraping cotton or linen cloth; used for dressing wounds.

Uncountable

noun

The fibrous coat of thick hairs covering the seeds of the cotton plant.

Uncountable

noun

Raw cotton ready for baling.

Uncountable

verb

To perform a static check on (source code) to detect stylistic or programmatic errors.

Transitive verb

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English lynet, linet, from Old French linette (“grain of flax”), diminutive of lin (“flax”); or, from Medieval Latin linteum, from Latin līnum (“flax”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

lints (plural) lints (present, singular) linting (participle, present) linted (participle, past) linted (past)

Derived Forms

delint lintfree linthead lintless linty linter

Phrases

boracic lint lint ball lint doctor lint-free lint roller lint-scraper

Homonyms

lent leant (pin–pen merger)

Rhymes With

print hint sprint mint flint stint clint reprint imprint tint squint dint

Questions

How do you pronounce lint?
The recorded pronunciation is /lɪnt/.
What does lint mean?
Clinging fuzzy fluff that clings to fabric or accumulates in one's pockets or navel etc.
Where does lint come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce lint

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